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For the start of
the 2013 Formula One World Championship season, Pirelli has nominated its
slick P Zero compounds for the first four races in Australia, Malaysia,
China and Bahrain.
In Australia, the P Zero White medium and P Zero Red supersoft tyres will be
nominated: the first time that Pirelli has nominated the softest compound in
the range for Melbourne. The full step in the compound choice should ensure
a performance gap between the cars that allows strategy to come into play.
The choice of the P Zero Orange hard and P Zero White medium for Malaysia –
the two hardest tyres in the range – will cater for the high temperatures
and abrasive surface that is a well-known characteristic of the Far Eastern
track.
The P Zero White medium and P Zero Yellow soft tyres are nominated for
China: the best choice for the comparatively high degradation expected as a
result of the demanding track layout, which leads to close racing. Like
Australia, Bahrain has a brand new nomination this year compared to last
year: P Zero Orange hard and P Zero Yellow soft. This is designed to ensure
plenty of speed in qualifying coupled with the durability needed for the
race, which is again often held in high temperatures.
The rules stipulate that under normal circumstances each team will receive
six sets of the harder compound and five sets of the softer compound for the
race weekend. Pirelli will also bring its Cinturato Green intermediate tyre
for damp track conditions (four sets per driver) as well as the Cinturato
Blue rain tyre (three sets per driver) to each race. |
